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50 State Comparison - Median Income

This chart shows the median income for the population 25 years and older by educational attainment for 2004 for both men, women, and the population as a whole.

Click on the education level to see a graph comparing the median income for that level and gender for all 50 states.

$ 78,000 - United States Total, Average: $ 31,132 United States Total, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 18,144 United States Total, High School Graduate: $ 25,360 United States Total, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 30,891 United States Total, Bachelor Degree: $ 42,404 United States Total, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 55,065 United States Men, Average: $ 37,221 United States Men, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 21,760 United States Men, High School Graduate: $ 31,183 United States Men, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 37,883 United States Men, Bachelor Degree: $ 52,242 United States Male, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 68,239 United States Women, Average: $ 25,091 United States Women, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 13,280 United States Women, High School Graduate: $ 19,821 United States Women, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 25,235 United States Women, Bachelor Degree: $ 35,195 United States Women, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 46,004 California Total, Average: $ 33,266 California Total, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 17,255 California Total, High School Graduate: $ 26,541 California Total, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 35,004 California Total, Bachelor Degree: $ 48,507 California Total, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 65,728 California Men, Average: $ 39,543 California Men, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 20,887 California Men, High School Graduate: $ 31,465 California Men, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 41,202 California Men, Bachelor Degree: $ 57,247 California Male, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 77,903 California Women, Average: $ 27,449 California Women, Less Than High School Graduate: $ 12,854 California Women, High School Graduate: $ 21,086 California Women, Some College / Associate Degree: $ 29,406 California Women, Bachelor Degree: $ 40,625 California Women, Graduate / Professional Degree: $ 51,956
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$ 39,000 -
$ 19,500 -
  Average Less Than High School Graduate High School Graduate Some College / Associate Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate / Professional Degree Average Less Than High School Graduate High School Graduate Some College / Associate Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate / Professional Degree Average Less Than High School Graduate High School Graduate Some College / Associate Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate / Professional Degree Average Less Than High School Graduate High School Graduate Some College / Associate Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate / Professional Degree Average Less Than High School Graduate High School Graduate Some College / Associate Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate / Professional Degree Average Less Than High School Graduate High School Graduate Some College / Associate Degree Bachelor’s Degree Graduate / Professional Degree
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Source of Data: Source of Data: U.S. Census Bureau American FactFinder  http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml.
Note: Data from non-census years are estimates based on surveys.
Please see the U. S. Census Bureau website for more detailed information.

 

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